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Re: A-36 possibility...

Posted by Ryan Keough on Tue Feb 18, 2003 07:20:44 PM

In reply top A-36 possibility... posted by Joe Scheil on Tue Feb 18, 2003 06:00:31 PM

I will go into the office and pull the file to get more information for everyone. I am fairly sure we don't have parts of 42-83769 though.

The aircraft is being restored by Cameron Aircraft in Brooksville, FL (Cameron is also the maintainer of the B-24 Liberator) and is still a very long way from completion. The USAFM was very helpful in allowing us access to their A-36 for measurements and photography this past summer, so we are slowly progressing on it.

Ryan Keough
Collings Foundation

: : The Collings Foundation website states that they have an
: A
: : -36 Apache under restoration in Florida. This a/c is no
: t
: : listed on either the WRG Registry or the MustangMustang
: Su
: : rvivor lists. Does anyone know more about this bird?
:
: I do not know any more info on this but it fires the imagi
: nation. There were only 4 A-36 aircraft registered postwa
: r and three of those are accounted for. These are of cour
: se the A-36/P-51B in Idaho, the USAFM static and the A-36
: that was at Legends this year. The fourth was 42-83769 re
: gistered N4E and race #15 at the 1947 Thompson Trophy Race
: . She was a modified A-36 with a 4 bladed propeller and a
: hopped up Allison. She crashed, bellied in there at the
: races and the wreck was hauled off to a local yard, disape
: aring from sight. Perhaps this bird is coming back into t
: he light?
:
: Joe

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